RE: VW shatters Pikes Peak record

[RobDickinson]

anonymous said:

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A great read Dr Gitlin.

Interesting the vw idr is as much a thrown together pikes racer as Loebs Peugeot

[anonymous-user]

RobDickinson said:

anonymous said:

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A great read Dr Gitlin.

Interesting the vw idr is as much a thrown together pikes racer as Loebs Peugeot

He makes an interesting point about not needing all the ugly aero devices for cooling the e powertrain that ice cars need; if EV race cars can save us from aero abominations like the Senna then maybe they're ok after all

[F1GTRUeno]

astrsxi77 said:

But why are we sacrificing THE SPECTACLE of Motorsport for the sake of ill-thought out populism? Are electric vehicles really more sustainable than ICE? Where do the raw materials for the batteries come from? How are they charged? They might address local pollution problems for private cars in town (and that’s excellent news, thanks to Diesels), but in Motorsport?! No, they are an answer to a non-existent question and simply serve as promotional tools for the manufacturers to claim just how “in touch” they are with current logic* and how they “care” about the future - in reality, it is just self-preservation on their part. They’d be developing nuclear-powered racing cars if equally warped logic favoured that means of power as The Next Big Thing.
Electric racing cars should remain the preserve of well meaning but ultimately lentil-based university projects or, at best, provide a side-show category in the mix with regular ICE - variety, I think we used to call it.

Quick question, how old are you?

[SydneySE]

WCZ said:

is this because turbo engines can't breathe properly at this altitude so the electric engine benefits?

don't forget turbo/super charges where developed to compensate for altitude:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin#S...

[Plug Life]

F1GTRUeno said:

Quick question, how old are you?

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